Lilly
/L-IH-L-IY/
Lily, from Latin lilium. Purity and innocence in bloom
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How well does Lilly fit your family?
This page tells you what Lilly means. The app tells you whether it's right for your baby — scored against your family & your heritage, and your baby's birth details.
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Six signals — scored for your family & heritage, not in the abstract:
Meaning & origin
Yes — Lilly is a Christian girl name of English origin, meaning “Lily, from Latin lilium. Purity and innocence in bloom”.
Lilly is a girl's name of English origin, traditionally used in Christian families. The name means "Lily, from Latin lilium. Purity and innocence in bloom" and belongs to the Beauty cluster — names that carry grace, elegance, and aesthetic wonder.
Common among British, American, European families, Lilly carries cultural weight that goes beyond its dictionary definition — it's a name with a story and a community.
The patron saint & feast day behind Lilly
Many Christian names carry a patron saint and a feast day (name day) — a tradition of choosing a name for the saint a child is born near, or one the family holds dear. Lilly lives in this tradition of meaning and heritage.
NameRoot connects the dots. See Lilly's patron saint, its feast day, and whether it aligns with your baby's birth — alongside its full family score.
See Lilly's saint & feast day →What does Lilly's numerology say?
Numerology assigns each name a single-digit destiny number by summing its letter values. Different schools use different mappings — NameRoot computes both so you can see how Lilly resonates in either tradition.
Lilly's destiny number is 7 — but a number only matters in context. The app matches it to your family's own numbers for a real compatibility read. See Lilly's full reading →
Does Lilly go with your family's names?
Lilly breaks into 4 sounds: /L-IH-L-IY/. The real test isn't how it sounds alone — it's how it sounds beside the names already in your family: yours, your partner's, and any brothers or sisters. NameRoot scores that harmony, so Lilly sits naturally next to a Mum and Dad like Michael & Anna, or a big sister named Gianna — no awkward clashes, no two names that blur together. Hear Lilly beside your family's names →
Names similar to Lilly
If Lilly resonates with you, these names live in the same world — drawn from the same tradition, sharing the same meaning, or echoing a similar sound.
From the same tradition
Other Christian girl names, common in British families
Sharing the same meaning
Other Christian girl names from the Beauty cluster
Names that sound similar
Christian girl names that open with the same syllables as Lilly
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Common questions about Lilly
What does the name Lilly mean?
Lilly means "Lily, from Latin lilium. Purity and innocence in bloom." It is a girl name of English origin, traditionally used in Christian families.
Is Lilly a boy or girl name?
Lilly is most commonly used as a girl name.
What is the origin of the name Lilly?
Lilly is of English origin, used in Christian tradition, commonly among British, American, European families.
Is Lilly a Christian name?
Yes. Lilly is a girl name traditionally used in Christian families, of English origin.
What does Lilly mean in English?
Lilly originates from English, where it means "Lily, from Latin lilium. Purity and innocence in bloom."
What is the numerology of Lilly?
Lilly has a Pythagorean destiny number of 7 — introspection and spiritual wisdom.
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